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expiational

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ex⋅pi⋅a⋅tion

  [ek-spee-ey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of expiating.
2. the means by which atonement or reparation is made.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME expiacioun < L expiātiōn- (s. of expiātiō) atonement, satisfaction. See expiate, -ion

Related forms:
ex⋅pi⋅a⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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